We don't consider ourselves swingers. We have had fun with selected friends in group situations but it's rare. We tend to do venture out separately in that regard.
New events: I have a lover I see every now and again. She is a good friend of mine. We do not always end up in bed when we hang out. I am on okcupid identifying myself as being in an open relationship and have had good success with it in the sex department, although the women I have been with have a hard time wrapping their heads around how to deal with an open relationship. I have never dated anyone that is also in an open relationship.
My wife has had a few brief affairs and we've had a couple of threesomes.
Our love life has never waned, and when we have fun on the side it only seems to become more intense.
She has showed a bit of jealousy a couple of times which I personally appreciated. She asked me not to do such and such and so I didn't. She is more important to me than an affair on the side. I have told her the same on a few occasions.
There are times that I wish she only had eyes for me. I believe I was preprogrammed to feel that way from a young age and cannot shake it. I am also not convinced that I should shake it despite the fact that it can cause me a great deal of distress.
Other times the thought of her going after what she wants is a real turn on. I love her slutty side. That and the fact that I really enjoy the company of other women creates a bit of a conflict with the aforementioned preprogramming.
The struggle however makes life interesting. I by no means aspire to be completely sage like. That would be boring. Does that make me a masochist?